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Community school safety forum explores wide range of issues Supt. Pamela Stephens serves as moderator of well-attended meeting which filled half of ACHS Gymnasium. Dean of Students Robbie Harmon explained what is now and what is planned to improve school safety. Terry Partin moderated question and answer session, examining increased law enforcement presence, question of arming teachers, issue of moving Sheriff's Office to campus, use of metal detectors, how board will handle dissemination of reliable news to public rather than social media rumors, and more. Click on headline for list of school staff, law enforcement and judicial officials, and others. By Linda Waggener It was an exciting, well attended, hopeful meeting at Adair County High School, where thought provoking issues were discussed freely and openly. The Thursday, March 8, 2018 community forum on school safety was opened under the leadership of Dr. Pamela Stephens, Superintendent of Adair County public schools. A crowd that filled one side of the ACHS gymnasium included family members, school leaders, counselors, and law enforcement. Dr. Stephens called attention to the student photographers working at the meeting and introduced the start of the ACHS Art Club project called #no more empty desks. The pictures taken will be used in a project to bring attention to the ongoing work of making schools more safe. Robbie Harmon, dean of students, went over the handout provided to everyone on registration, which included physical safety measurers, planning and training activities, bus safety and additional measures being utilized. Terry Partin led the question and answer session, asking for and getting civil discourse through the evening's session. Examples of questions and responses included: Q. What's different? What is being done immediately to improve school safety here? A. The greatest immediate change has been expanded police presence with the city adding a second SRO and the sheriff's department having someone on campus almost daily; every member of the school staff is working on building relationships toward knowing every student individually. Q. Isn't it time for arming school personnel, time to fight fire with fire? A. No immediate response on arming school personnel, but Kentucky State Police will be conducting training on run, hide, fight later this school year. Q. Should the Sheriff's office be moved to the school property? A. Open to discusion -- maybe not the entire office, but more police presence on campus would be a good thing. Q. Would metal detectors at every entrance help? A. View from police department is that metal detectors are not helpful, not reliable, what will help are more armed officers. Q. Why can't we know details as the school knows them rather than having to depend on social media rumors? A. The school staff shares what we are allowed to by law as soon as we know it. Present to answer questions were Counselors: Mary Ann McQuaide, school psychologist, with representatives of counseling services used by the school system - Whitney Rodgers, Brandon Taylor, Kim Wilson; Angie Kenyon, Amberee Coomer and Robert Baugh. School Board representatives - Lauren McQuaide, student representative on the school board; Robbie Harmon, dean of students; Lisa Burton, school board member; Dr. Pamela Stephens, Superintendent; David Jones, Transportation/Maintenance; Terry Harvey, school board member; and Jonathan Gaskins, school board member. Law enforcement - Kevin Atwood, SRO; CPD chief Jason Cross; Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss; Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick; CJE Michael Stephens; County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin; district Judge Michael Loy; and Circuit Court Judge Judy Vance Murphy. This story was posted on 2018-03-09 04:41:47
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